The spinach I planted last fall overwintered and produced a beautiful new crop this spring.
The plot is about 4 feet by 2 feet, and the variety of spinach grown is “Melody”. I’m going on my third season with the same package of seeds.This plot provided 5 large salads worth while the spinach was in [...]
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Posted by gremlin Reblogged by Old Roses to harvest, spinach on 2008-06-09, 06:32:58
I never expected to be cooking anything from the garden early in March, but that's exactly what I've been doing over the last couple of weeks. I've written up three spinach meals over on my food blog. . ..
Did you know that if you had planted spinach in your vegetable garden last fall and mulched it over winter, it would start growing again when the temperature warms up...
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on Feb 28, 2008, 8:01PM
Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to spinach on 2008-02-29, 18:03:46
It’s never occurred to me that lettuce actually has flowers. Actual flowers.
But this is a true fact, as I discovered yesterday in the garden. I was out there examining my spinach, which is probably not long for this world. It has completely, and I do mean completely bolted. . .
My green thumb is showing up a little yellow this week. This is my bolting, buggy spinach. I sowed the seeds during the first two weeks of March, thinking they would do well in the cool weather, but the plants just never got going for me. I guess I need to do more work on my soil. Doesn't it always come down to the soil?
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Posted by Christa Reblogged by Old Roses to spinach on 2007-06-18, 18:42:23
Hi everyone - I am looking for some opinions/advice about my spinach. This is my first year growing spinach and about 1/2 of the plants are starting to grow these strange bulb clusters. Its hard to describe in words so I posted a pic as well.
Is this a pest? Some of the other spinach is fine leaves growing strong and I am worried this may spread.
See recent posted photo for more info.
Thanks!
Rae
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on Jun 10, 2007, 1:05PM
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I just wanted to brag some about my spinach. It’s looking beautiful this year, green and glossy. Last year it barely grew. I think it really benefitted from the hoop house. The variety is Melody, and it’s a hybrid. The seeds were left over from last season.
Spinach is a cool weather crop, so I won’t replant it once I harvest this batch. I’ll sow it again for a fall harvest.
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on Jun 6, 2007, 5:49PM
Posted by gremlin Reblogged by Old Roses to spinach on 2007-06-08, 06:17:36
About ten days before the massive recall of packaged spinach due to e-coli contamination, I planted spinach seeds for a fall crop. I was so pleased with myself for creating an alternative source of fresh organic spinach. However, we've had an early fall and the growth has been slow. The largest leaves are about half an inch now. If I picked the whole crop, I may have enough to garnish a salad.
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on Nov 1, 2006, 8:23AM
Posted by Earth Girl Reblogged by Old Roses to spinach on 2006-11-02, 00:34:46
The recent spinach scare, where E. coli-tainted spinach killed one person and hospitalized hundreds more, brought to the table the importance of food, that is, where it comes from and why we should care...
The Spinach scare was a few weeks ago, but I kept thinking, if you really love Spinach, grow it yourself!
For areas that don't get hard winters: Now is the perfect time to grow it because it likes cool weather and it won't bolt the way it does in the spring.
For areas that DO get hard winters: Grow it indoors! It can be done very successfully and here is how. . .
Great idea! -OR
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on Oct 2, 2006, 11:35PM
Posted by Hilary Reblogged by Old Roses to spinach on 2006-10-03, 16:41:07
"This is not the first time those supposedly healthy, leafy greens have made people sick. Rather, it is the 20th incident since 1995 in which E. coli outbreaks have been linked to spinach or lettuce. . . .
If you have been listening to the news over the past few days, you may have heard that the US is having a minor outbreak of E. coli O157 (no relation to Heinz 57).
There have been a little over 100 people sick and one has died. A minor outbreak as far as this illness goes (there are 73,000 cases of E. coli O157 every year) but this one is making the news because the Dole corporation (Supplied by
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on Sep 18, 2006, 8:20PM
Posted by Hanna Reblogged by Old Roses to spinach on 2006-09-19, 16:30:35
I’m sure you’ve heard about the recent scare involving bagged spinach that was contaminated with the E. coli bacteria. Many people became seriously ill, health alerts were issued, and fresh spinach completely disappeared from grocery stores, restaurant menus, and salad bars across the United States.
While it’s unfortunate that the outbreak occurred and has been linked to an organic produce supplier, a part of the story that goes unnoticed is how an isolated contamination quickly mushroomed to the point of impacting the supply of spinach throughout the entire country. . .
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on Sep 18, 2006, 11:05PM
Posted by Kenny Point Reblogged by Old Roses to spinach on 2006-09-19, 16:26:09
Spinach was a huge disappointment for me this year. I don't even have a picture - I took just one cutting, then it all bolted. I had two varieties: Space, from Cook's Garden, and Baby's Leaf, from Burpee. I only harvested about 1 cup - enough to mix in with some garden lettuce for a few salads.
I will try the spinach later this summer, since Minnesota's late summer/early autumn period tends to be "mellower" than spring. The plants will have the advantage of germinating while it's still hot, then growing as the temperatures gradually become cooler.
For 2007, I may want to consider planting only lettuce varieties. It doesn't bolt as quickly, it comes up faster, and the rabbits don't eat it (at least not yet). I like spinach, but I'm not going to work that hard for it.
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on Jun 24, 2006, 11:09AM
Posted by Talbin Reblogged by Old Roses to spinach on 2006-06-25, 16:52:47
I've been enjoying my spinach patch for the past couple of weeks. I've been picking leaves and using them in salads and pastas. I heartily recommend this variety, Merlo Nero from Franchi Sementi. It's flavorful without any bitterness and it has an almost buttery texture. I planted it by broadcasting the seed in a four by six foot bed and covered the seeds with compost. I thinned the bed once and then just kept picking leaves when the plants got big enough.
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on Jun 3, 2006, 9:28AM
Posted by steven Reblogged by Old Roses to spinach on 2006-06-04, 12:00:05
via Backyard Gardening at Garden Gremlin on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
The recent spinach scare, where E. coli-tainted spinach killed one person and hospitalized hundreds more, brought to the table the importance of food, that is, where it comes from and why we should care...
The Spinach scare was a few weeks ago, but I kept thinking, if you really love Spinach, grow it yourself! 
